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Issue 28 05 May 2017
The weekly newsletter of
Sandringham School
Headlines
Headteacher’s Commendations for
week ending 05 May 2017
You will have seen from a recent parent-mail that
former student, Sophie Reeves, has been understudy
for Fantine this year. We have heard that her next
performance will be Thursday 11th May and have
managed to get tickets for a number of us to see her
perform in the West End. We will be travelling down
by coach and no doubt amazed at Sophie’s
progression to the professional stage in this amazing
show. Well done Sophie!
The last of the Parent Teacher Consultation events
was held this week with Y7 families having their first
opportunity to meet staff at the school. The PTCs are
a valuable part of our communication with parents and
it would be helpful for any feedback on the process so
that we can further improve the system for next year.
Comments should be sent through to Stuart Kemp,
Assistant Headteacher at the school.
One of our key future developments is to install an
all-weather floodlit football pitch at the rear of the
school grounds and to prepare a further grass pitch at
the same time. We are currently preparing a planning
application for this and holding discussions with
various sponsors to secure the necessary funding
required in order to complete the project. This will
further enhance the sporting facilities at the school and
provide a great resource for the local community.
Alan Gray
Headteacher
DIARY DATES
05 May
08 May
10 May
15 May
16 May
16 May
22—26 May
29 May—2 June
Fo$S Pop Quiz
Y10 Dof E Bronze Training
Walk
Spanish Exchange Visitors
GCSE Exams Begin
Music Performance Jersey
Farm Day Centre
Junior Recital Evening
Y7—Y9 Exam Week
Half Term
Jessica Anfield
7K
Oyedamola Bolarin
7K
Megan Bryant
7K
Ilirian Bushi
7K
Annabel Chambers
7K
Kyle Currant
7K
Sophia Hakim
7K
Kira Hardyal
7K
Rosie Hart
7K
Maya Laming
7K
Jessica Parr
7K
William Todd
7K
Felix Shaw
7V
Emily Adkins
8B
Jake Evans
8B
Madeleine Taylor
8B
Louie Thomson
8B
Maya Gupta
8D
Zakariah Mohammedbhai 8D
Hugo Booth
8E
Louis Jeavons
8E
Ruby Kite
8E
Kai Kulha
8E
Elise Millward
8E
Harry Nsubuga
8E
Harriet Patten
8E
Omar Pozder
8E
James Small
8E
William Walker
8E
Sophie Webb
8E
Sophie Webb
8E
Lily Hurp
8EE
Mohammed Moutiq
8EE
Thanusujan Ranjan
8EE
Alex Samsami
8EE
Sophie Timbs
8EE
Hope Lennard
8K
Nicole Tindall
8K
Thomas Wilson
8K
Edward Livesey
8S
Isabella Rapone-Graham 8S
Leona Tindall
8S
Harry Warmsley
11S
Drama
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Maths
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DT
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STEM
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Dance News
Inspire – Summer Show
The summer show takes place on Tuesday 27th June
in Arts Week. Tickets are on sale at the SandPit box
office and online.
Company open classes
This term Sandringham’s three companies are
offering you the chance to come to company class on the
following dates. Auditions will then take place in
September.
th
Monday 8 May = Tuxedo @ 5.30-7pm
(Years 7-13)
Music News
Upcoming events
Junior Recital Evening
There are still spaces for student in Y7-9 who
would like to perform in our Junior Recital Evening.
This could be solo piece or a small ensemble item. For
more information, speak to your music teacher.
For more up to date information and news follow
us @SandringhamMus
Amy Stothard
Director of Learning: Music
Tuesday 9th May = SYCD @ 5-6.30pm
(Years 9-13)
Thursday 25th May = TripleEdge @ 3.15-4.30pm
(Years 7-9)
Please follow the Dance faculty on Twitter
@SandringhamDanc to keep up to date with events,
articles and information.
Clare Meeking
Director of Learning:Dance
ABSENCE LINE 01727 799564
PREFECTS
Thank you to all our new Y10 Prefects
who will undertake training today. They
will be shadowing Y11 next week and
will commence their new responsibilities
from Monday 15 May.
Absence Email: (Available 24 hour s)
[email protected]
Please report A LL absences before 9:15am on the
first day of absence. This should be
followed up by a letter on return.
Y10 English Literature Text —Dr
Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Stuart Kemp, Assistant Headteacher
W is for …. Wistful
Adjective
having or showing a feeling of regretful longing:
"Her glance was wistful"
Sad and thinking about something that is
impossible or in the past:
“I thought about the family holidays and grew
wistful.”
Be ahead of the game! Check out Sam Learning:
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£4.20 via ParentPay and complete the reply slip
given. Cheques should be made payable to
Sandringham School.
Many thanks
The SandPit Theatre News
The air conditioning installation is now
finished! We hope this means our patrons will have
a much more pleasant experience when watching a
production with us. We are now working towards
further refurbishments including new front of house
curtains and renovating the front of house toilets.
We are continually looking for SandPit Volunteers
and would like to remind any students who are
undertaking their Duke of Edinburgh that joining
our SandPit team can count towards skill or
volunteering as part of your award. Please do get in
touch with us if you think this is something you
may like to do.
FRANTIC-STEIN
Wednesday 10th May
6.00pm
£3/£2
Students devised work from a stimulus of Nick Dear’s
version of gothic horror Frankenstein, and the company
Frantic Assembly.
Fundraising Update:
Sponsor a Seat
The project is moving along nicely, and don’t
forget you will be able to choose your seats when
you book through the online seating plan, and those
who sponsor a seat (or a pair) will even be able to
access advance priority booking, so they can book
their own named seats for our shows!
Auction of Promises
We are looking at running an auction of promises early in the Autumn Term. If you work for a
company who may be able to donate a service of
item as part of this please do get in touch. All proceeds made will go towards funding the new seating system.
All tickets & information regarding up and
coming events is available on our website
www.sandpittheatre.co.uk, or by phoning our box
office on 01727 799565. You can also keep up to
date by following us on twitter or facebook.
Rachel Peacock
SandPit Manager
Van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing
Sunday 14th May
3:00pm
£5.00
Experience the wonder of seeing Van Gogh’s legendary
masterpieces on the big screen, in high definition, while
specially invited guests, including world-renowned curators
and art historians, offer their interpretations and
explanations of his work.
Junior Recital Evening
Tuesday 16th May
7:00pm £3/£2
An evening showcasing solo and chamber music
including both instrumental and vocal performances from
students in Y7 – 9.
WHAT’S ON AT THE SANDPIT
THEATRE
Christopher Nibble
Saturday 6th May
11:30am & 2.30pm £8/£6
Written especially for children aged 2-7
Christopher Nibble is an uplifting story of one
guinea pig’s selfless undertaking to help halt the
disappearance of the delicious dandelion forever!
An Evening of Devised Drama
Tuesday 23rd May
6:00pm £3/£2
Using Blackeyed Theatre Company version of
Frankenstein, and Nick Dear’s renowned version from 2011
as a stimulus, Sandringham’s Y10 GCSE Drama students
bring you an evening of devised pieces.
Fo$S News
St Albans Half Marathon mar shals r equir ed
for the finish line on Sunday 11th June. If you
could spare an hour of your time we would appreciate it to help raise valuable funds for the school
at this fun, family event. We need 8-10 volunteers
per time slot. Please complete the attached doodle
poll https://doodle.com/poll/h8hyk2ctfqe6zy4n
FO$S Committee meeting
Please look out for the date for our next Fo$S
Committee Meeting. Please come along and get
involved. FO$S meetings are also an opportunity
to have your say on the funding bids that FO$S is
asked to support. So far this year we have provided over £8000 additional funding to support school
activities and learning. We need more helpers to
volunteer at events and activities to ensure that we
can continue to provide this support to the school
which is always hugely appreciated by the various Faculties that are supported through FO$S.
Fo$S Committee
PE Fixtures
Tuesday 9th May – Y8/10 County League Athletics @
Stevenage
Wednesday 10th May – Y8B Netball Beaumont (H)
Thursday 11th May – Y7/9 District Athletics @
Westminster Lodge
PE News
This week has seen the start of County League Athletics
for Years 8 and 10 in conjunction with the friendly District
League for Years 9 and 10. There have been some
outstanding performances and the students have competed
with a sense of real determination. It has been a pleasure to
watch the Year 7s competing in their first track event. It is
clear that there is a great deal of natural talent and we look
forward to seeing them develop during the season. Some
highlights for the Y7’s were Wesley Mudziviri, Kobi Ibeh,
Mattie Hargreaves, Megan Bryant and Elisa Potts –Gorgue.
We are also extremely hopeful of reaching finals for the
Y8 and Y10 County League teams with some strong
performances on Wednesday at Westminster Lodge. There
were some excellent individual performances but one
student who really stood out running up a year group was
George Greenway.
Regional England Selection
Karate
Well done to all of those that took part this week. Please
do keep an eye on the student noticeboard for the training
days and times.
Congratulations to William Walker, 8E who
has been selected for the England (Midlands)
Karate Squad and who will now compete in the
Inter Regional Cup at the end of July.
Well done to Holly Cutler, Isabella Dupree, Georgina
Reynolds and Bella Rapone-Rraham who are part of the U13
OAs Rugby team. On Sunday, the team performed
exceptionally well in a Tournament at Worthing, winning
every game in their group stage plus the final to end up with
a grand total of 32 tries for and 1 against. It is great to see
them have done so well and built on the Rugby they have
worked on this year with Mrs Cracknell and our coaches on
a Friday after school. Any girls interested in joining OAs
have the opportunity to attend the following: OA Saints
Ladies Rugby Squad are proud to be hosting an RFU
inspired ‘Inner Warrior ‘Camp on Saturday 20th May 2017
for all ladies and junior girls from 11 years old and up at Old
Albanian RFC, Woollam’s Playing Fields from 12:00 to
2:30pm.
This is the highest level achievable for this age
nationally and the next step (post 14) is the
National England Squad.
Community News
Pilates (adults only)
We have a couple of places available in the
8 – 9pm class on Tuesdays at Sandringham for
Pilates. The tutor is excellent. Beginners and
more experienced people welcome. Fee £54 for
nine sessions.
Hatha Yoga (adults only)
Places available for the Wed class at
Sandringham School 6.30pm – 8pm. Includes
relaxation and breathing session at the end. Good
for beginners and more experienced people. Fee
£90 for ten sessions.
Carole Heselton
Community Links Administrator
For more news, fixtures, team sheets and results don’t
forget to follow us @SandringhamPE on Twitter and at
www.sandringhamsport.co.uk
Andrew Cracknell & Ed Coy
PE